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Demand for food products served as an anchor for the Ukrainian economy in 2016. On-going political and economic crisis resulted in general economic slowdown in 2013-15.

The KORUS FTA (Free Trade Agreement) went into effect March of 2012, and the agreement’s elimination of tariffs for almonds and pistachios, as well as tariff reductions for walnuts...

Bulgaria is a growing market for tree nuts, especially for almonds and walnuts. The country is a net importer of almonds which is the leading premium nut on the market and enjoys stable and...

China is the world’s largest walnut producer. Post forecasts China’s MY 2016/17 in-shell walnut production at 1.06 million MT, an increase of six percent from the previous year...

Tree nut consumption is anticipated to continue rising supported by changing consumer behavior. Romanian walnut production is expected to slightly grow in 2016 to 33,000 MT...

Post expects that in marketing year (MY) 2016/17 Indian almond imports (shelled-basis) will reach 65,000 MT, a nine percent decrease from the MY 2015/16.

In the last decade, tree nut shipments from the United States to the EU-28 have doubled, reaching a record $2.98 billion in 2015, of which $1.8 billion were almonds.

In MY2015/16 an increase in walnut exports was expected, but mid-April rainfall turned these expected volumes downward as they could not be achieved.

Depending on the location of orchards and regions, tree nut production was affected by the poor weather conditions, such as less rainfall compared to normal and previous-year values...

The final amendment on standards and labeling for irradiated foods was published in the Official Gazette of India.

At a combined $23.8 billion, China and Hong Kong represent 18 percent of U.S. agricultural exports to the world, up from 10 percent just a decade ago.

Ukraine is forecast to produce around 100,000 metric tons (MT) of walnuts in marketing year (MY) 2016/17 sliding below MY 2015/16 production levels due to weather conditions.